Wardrobe-trunk opener and carrier



w. w. WHITTE N.

WARDROBE TRUNK OPENERAND CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, I919.

Patented Sept; 7 1920.

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To all whom it may concern UNITE .je t

1 WILMOT w. WHITTENI, or wasn neron, nrs'rarcr or senor/131 assrenon ou omimm To ED IN en'rnninor wastnneron, nrsrmcror COIiUM BIA Be it known that I, WVILMOT' l/VH ITTEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District-o'f Columbia, have invented certain new and useful'Improvements in lVardrobe-'-lrunk Qpeners and Carriers, of which the following is a This'invention relates to wardrobe trunk openers and carriers, and has for its object "the production of movable; supporting .frames or bases provided with casters,'whereby a wardrobe trunk may be readily moved about, and upon-\ vhichthe trunk ina-y. be easily opened; sidewise without disturbing the carpet or rug on'which the carrier is placed. with which this applicant is acquainted, and particularly those of the larger size, the

axes of their hinges being vertical, it is dif-l ficult to swing theportions of the trunk open'when ordinarily full, and the openmg operation is often injurious to the carpet or rug under the trunk. By the use of this in vention the trunk is easily moved about and opened or closed without displacing the carpet or rug.

To illustrate the construction and arrangement of the various parts of this invention, the accompanying drawings are 'made a part of this appllcation. Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the twin frames and shows the several devices borneby the frames. The frames are drawn" in their open positions, and a wardrobe trunk is indicated by dottedlines upon them. Fig. 21s a'sitle view of the frames closed and latched, showing a wardrobe trunk upon them. Fig. 8 is afiatwisevi'ew of the hinge spread open and on a somewhat enlarged scale to show one form of separable pivotal connection for the frames. Y

Throughout the drawings and explanation the same letter is employed to refer to the same part. 4

Considering the drawings, there" are set out the twin frames A and a, horizontally disposedside by'side. At one end their,

'meeting sides are connected by the hinge B In trunks termed wardrobe trunks.

-WARDROBE-TRUNK orn vnnlnnn m gma; 7 If frames maybe separated.'This separation is desirable when this invention s to be packed for shipment, or'placed in ah trunk with other articles. Theframes may-be arranged. when separated fiatwise one upon the other inorde'r that they may be more conveniently packed, and in less space.

.sp'e'cifiction of filters 3 m -Patented Sept.i7,-1920. Application tleaeetober 2s, 1919. 'se'ria'iiv'oi 333,926. a

This invention -'is notlimited to the special and described. I p The frame A is provided with thefeet'G, and it is advantageous to shoe the feet with construction of separable hinge illustratedrubber pads c, inorder, that when one portion of'the trunk is swung open, the portion resting on the frame having the feet will tional contact with the carpet or floor.

and the portion upon the movable frame may be swun open or closed without dislines in Fig. 1 is marked 7. v r

The frame a has the guards Hand J similar tothe guards D and E and for the same purpose, and the guards H and 'J carry the s'crewclamps 71, and j. V i

The front ends of the frames are releas standstill, the rubber pads'havinga fric- 7 Thus,- the trunk may stand against a wall, 7

ablyconnected by'a latch K which engages a pink, as best shown in Fig. 2. In the operation of this invention, the

trunk is placed upon the frames in such manner that one portion of the trunk is carried by the frameA and the other portion by frame a. The trunk hinges are so arranged that thev" are approximately over the hinge B. When the trunk is on the frames, and they are. closed as vsetjout in Fig. 2,,if the trunk is slightly tiltedin the direction of the arrow, the weight upon the feet C is relieved and thrown upon the casters Gancl g with whichthe frame a is pro-, vided; Now, the trunk may be moved to any point in the room. If the latch K is, released, that portion of the trunk upon the frame a may be swung away from the portion on the frame A, as illustrated in Fig.1, afl ording convenient access to the. in-

terior of'th'e trunk, and the casters do not rhmple" the, ru or carpet.-

easier to accomplish than is the condition when the trunk rests directly upon the carpet or floor.

Having now 7 explained the mode of its operation, what .givotallyconnected whereby the frames may e closed together or opened horizontally correspondingly moving the parts of the trunk. p r p v 2; The combination with a Wardrobe trunk, of detachable frames for supporting the trunk on end, one part of the trunk resting on one frame and the other part on the other frame said frames having portions pivotally connected whereby said frames may be closed together or opened Furthermore, I the opening. an 1 closing movements are much described this invention, and

horizontally correspondingly moving the parts of the trunk, and oneof the said frames having antifrictionmeans' enabling the trunk and frames to be moved about upon a floor.

a 3; The combination with a wardrobe trunk,iof detachable frames for supporting the trunk on end, one part of the trunk resting on one frame and the other part on V the other frame, said frames having portions pivotally connected whereby said frames I may be closed togethero-n opened horizontally'correspondingly moving the parts of the trunk, one of the frames having casters,

and one frame having feet adapted to engage the floor frictionally. 1

4. A trunk composed of sections to detachably receive a wardrobe trunk, each V of said sections formed so as to'receivejthe corresponding part of said trunk, thee-aid" sections being pivotally connected at one end, whereby the sections may be closed together or opened horizontally to correspondingly move the parts of the trunk;

In testimony whereof-I affix in Y I WILMOT W. W'Ii ITTENr signatu re Y 

